I have never been much of a
fan of people photography. Yet early this year, I was asked to document a wine-tasting event in Pasadena, and I agreed. It was so informal for me--no demands,just a few requests to make sure certain booths were included--that I enjoyed it much more than expected. And I personally ended up finding a niche I like in shooting people: the unaware moment. So interesting to observe others who aren't observing you, and capturing that blank or lost in thought stare that flashes only for a moment. I found that throughout the night I would first try to take a photo in this style before my presence was felt, and I had to make the obligatory shot complete with a pose or unnatural smile.I actually find the last shot here, with the mix of aware/unaware parties, hilarious.
On a more recent note, the guitar in the first set of pictures was about to be put up on Ebay. I wanted to shoot it before it was gone forever, for purely aesthetic purposes.
The last guitar just happened to be in the same studio, so we played around with that one for some variety.
